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DTA to SMO: distance & flight time
Delta (Delta Municipal Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
496 mi
797 km · 431 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
496 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTA — Delta Municipal Airport · Delta, United States
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DTA
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport71 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field95 mi away
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport101 mi away
- BCE · Bryce Canyon Airport117 mi away
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTA from SMO?
The flight distance from Delta (DTA) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 496 miles (797 km, 431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTA to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Delta and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 1 hour behind Delta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTA to SMO?
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